Import/export HS code 160220: Animal liver products

Prepared or preserved liver from any animal, such as pâté or canned liver

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Belgium 37,101,238
Romania 1,609,048
Ireland 1,504,908
France 1,494,144
Poland 306,756

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Belgium 20,420,808 16,680,430 -3,740,378
Romania 877,440 731,608 -145,832
Ireland 921,107 583,801 -337,306
France 954,512 539,632 -414,880
Poland 228,702 78,054 -150,648
Germany 136,622 54,675 -81,947
Czechia 101,573 62,341 -39,232
Spain 64,236 41,862 -22,374
Thailand 0 103,880 +103,880
Greece 43,873 34,177 -9,696

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Belgium 29,113,215
Czechia 5,725,270
Italy 2,795,051
Romania 1,808,117
Ireland 1,186,094

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Belgium 14,941,171 14,172,044 -769,127
Czechia 3,458,417 2,266,853 -1,191,564
Italy 2,580,502 214,549 -2,365,953
Romania 952,027 856,090 -95,937
Ireland 715,198 470,896 -244,302
France 264,687 350,234 +85,547
Poland 229,978 95,432 -134,546
Germany 164,763 54,675 -110,088
Spain 64,236 41,862 -22,374
Thailand 0 103,880 +103,880

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Outer London - West and North West 10
Outer London - East and North East 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 6 -3
Outer London - East and North East 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Kent 4 1 -3
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,542,522
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,678,886
Other 542,341
Air transport 30,235

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,412,831 17,129,691 -4,283,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,060,391 1,618,495 -441,896
Other 346,451 195,890 -150,561
Air transport 29,362 873 -28,489

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,130,393
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,687,083
Eurotunnel 7,531,205
London 2,116,288
Liverpool Docks 1,152,755

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 8,461,657 6,668,736 -1,792,921
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,602,618 6,084,465 -2,518,153
Eurotunnel 3,734,226 3,796,979 +62,753
London 1,160,484 955,804 -204,680
Liverpool Docks 684,859 467,896 -216,963
Immingham Docks 376,781 293,415 -83,366
000 346,451 195,890 -150,561
Middlesbrough 263,824 208,385 -55,439
Portsmouth 91,501 128,091 +36,590
Felixstowe 0 103,880 +103,880

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Food and beverage service activities 7
Manufacture of food products 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 21
2025-09 14
2025-08 14
2025-07 17

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 43
54m+ 13
0-1m 9
15m-54m 9
Other 2

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 422,270
Cyprus 65,940
Bahrain 8,544
France 4,954

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 181,136 241,134 +59,998
Cyprus 0 65,940 +65,940
Bahrain 8,544 0 -8,544
France 0 4,954 +4,954

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XU 62,638
China 8,593
Ireland 3,467
XI 1,766
Czechia 1,645

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XU 45,176 17,462 -27,714
China 3,570 5,023 +1,453
Ireland 3,365 102 -3,263
XI 1,766 0 -1,766
Czechia 1,072 573 -499
France 396 127 -269
Hungary 0 89 +89
Italy 0 21 +21
Belgium 0 18 +18

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 344,852
Other 78,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,940
Air transport 12,156

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,791 219,061 +93,270
Other 55,345 23,415 -31,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 65,940 +65,940
Air transport 8,544 3,612 -4,932

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 339,898
000 78,760
Felixstowe 65,940
London Heathrow Airport 8,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,619

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Liverpool Docks 125,791 214,107 +88,316
000 55,345 23,415 -31,930
Felixstowe 0 65,940 +65,940
London Heathrow Airport 8,544 0 -8,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 3,619 +3,619
East Midlands Airport 0 3,612 +3,612
Poole 0 1,335 +1,335

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 160220

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Prepared or preserved liver from any animal, such as pâté or canned liver